Month: December 2016

More Ways to Make Smart Bots

Today we’re excited to announce we are releasing two new offerings designed to make it easier for you to create smart bots. Here’s a bit more about each: QnA Maker Service Brought to you by the same engineers that develop Bing, our latest addition to Microsoft Cognitive Services, QnA Maker is a free, easy-to-use, REST API- and web-based service that trains AI to….

New and Improved Bot Framework Emulator

Hello! Today we released v3.5.22 of the Bot Framework Emulator. Summary of the major changes: Bot-Initiated Conversations – Bots can initiate new conversations with the user. Simplified App Settings – Emulator listening port and callback URL are now managed internally by the app. Added Remaining System Events – You can send ContactRelationUpdate, Typing, Ping, and DeleteUserData activity types to your bot. Improved Button….